Disney+’s subsequent Star Wars sequence, “The Acolyte,” is formally in manufacturing. The information was introduced on Nov. 7 through Twitter, and included some very thrilling additions to the solid, reminiscent of Manny Jacinto and Jodie Turner-Smith. They be a part of beforehand introduced leads Amandla Stenberg and “Squid Game” star Lee Jung-Jae.
On July 22, Stenberg introduced the casting information on their Instagram, sharing images of themself with R2-D2 and Darth Vader whereas carrying a Darth Maul shirt. “Next cease: a galaxy far, distant . . . I’m so excited to lastly announce I’m becoming a member of Star Wars: #TheAcolyte !” Stenberg wrote within the caption. “Honored is an understatement. May the Force be with you 🖤.”
“The Acolyte” is considered one of eight introduced Star Wars sequence coming to Disney+, together with “Ahsoka” and “Andor,” which premiered this September. The artistic workforce is led by “Russian Doll” creator Leslye Headland. Back in 2020 when it was introduced, Disney described the mission as “a mystery-thriller that may take the viewers right into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and techniques and rising darkish aspect powers within the remaining days of the High Republic period.”
Headland advised Variety in May that the present was largely written and that they have been at present casting the sequence. The present takes place a century earlier than the occasions of “The Phantom Menace.”
“Lots of these characters have not even been born but. We’re having a look on the political and private and non secular issues that got here up in a time interval that we do not know a lot about,” Headland advised Variety on the time. “My query when watching ‘The Phantom Menace’ was all the time like, ‘Well, how did issues get so far?’ How did we get to a degree the place a Sith lord can infiltrate the Senate and not one of the Jedi decide up on it? Like, what went improper? What are the eventualities that led us to this second?”
Stenberg’s Darth Maul shirt appears to be a touch that they’re going to play a personality on the darkish aspect, if not one of many Sith, nevertheless it’s unclear what character Jung-Jae can be portraying. As we await extra particulars, learn on for every little thing we all know thus far about “The Acolyte.”